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Dalek Costume for Halloween 2008

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This less of an explanation of how to and more of a bunch of photos of my costume which sort of shows you how it was made.

I didn't plan ahead and take photos as each step was completed. Sorry.

24 comments

Nov 18, 2008. 4:04 PMinkstainedheart says:

Nice costume! You know, that first picture made me think of Carrie Fisher in Blues Brothers. Scary, huh?

Mar 3, 2010. 3:29 PMMiriadaTheCarrot says:

OMG, i thought she looked a bit like Carrie Fisher too!

Princess Leia costume next year, perhaps? :)

Dec 27, 2009. 9:34 PMMr. Squiggles says:

Resembles Davros

Nov 13, 2008. 10:48 PMax89 says:

Nice costume. You could wear this all night at the party and still eat, drink, etc... Good job.

Nov 8, 2008. 11:34 AMdeadbilly says:

here's my dalek costume. I completely failed to document the build process. but the ears blink when you talk!

Nov 13, 2008. 4:06 PMdeadbilly says:

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Nov 13, 2008. 2:08 PMjmessick says:

The weird thing is that it looks like Princess Leah has been assimilated by the Dalek's. Some kind of SciFi three-way!

Nov 13, 2008. 1:09 PMR4Man18 says:

lol. very cool. well done.

Nov 6, 2008. 10:54 AMgeeker says:

bit of a let down, though i doubt i could do any better. a for effort.

Nov 9, 2008. 5:42 AMsr1sws says:

*Sigh*... so few people understand art.

Nov 6, 2008. 11:06 AMjambot (author) says:

I was not going for a true dalek costume but more of an inspired by. It came out exactly how I planned and am very proud of it.

Nov 7, 2008. 5:12 PMatboughton says:

This is just FAB!!!! I was looking for a fancy dress for a 1970s party and this will be the best! thanks you are SOOOOOOOO creative.

Nov 7, 2008. 2:29 PMLeeGoffmyown says:

I think its sexy.Well done

Nov 7, 2008. 11:15 AMchuckr44 says:

Didn't they have a toilet plunger ray gun? In the 1970's they did anyway.

Nov 5, 2008. 3:25 PMWard_Nox says:

COS TUMES ARE I REL I VENT DA LECKS AER SU PREME EX TER MIN ATE (spaces are intentonal cause they talk like every syllable hurts to say

Nov 6, 2008. 3:34 PMsonaps says:

lmao, nice man

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Nov 6, 2008. 5:12 AM

jessyratfink says:

Hahah, very nice! I like. This costume is super cute. :D

Nov 5, 2008. 9:03 PMsr1sws says:

Gort will kick the Dalek's *ss. Gort rules. Barada nikto!

Nov 8, 2008. 9:19 PMincorrigible packrat says:

Pah! Daleks'll make Gort go all negative with their plungers, and then robotize Klaatu, just for the Hell of it.

Nov 9, 2008. 5:39 AMsr1sws says:

I don't think so! Gort knows of secret Dalek weakness - he will use his 'ray of vaporization' against the plungers of the Dalek's, creating a massive cloud of rubber vapor which will condense on the cold internals of the Daleks causing them to become permanently gummed up! Ha! Who needs plungers when you have a cool retractable visor??? Gort 4-ever!

Nov 9, 2008. 11:12 AMincorrigible packrat says:

But there's so many Daleks and only one Gort. They could surround him, even with their limited Dalek mobility. Gort couldn't possible vapourize and immobilize 'em all, before getting negatived. Granted, Gort is a pretty tuff mofo, so he could probably withstand a few negativings.

Nov 9, 2008. 4:43 PMsr1sws says:

Yes, Gort is a bad*ss. All the more reason to friend him on Facebook ;-)